Energic Tracteur 530

Energic 530 tracteur (30cv 1960).

As Energic could not afford the large costs involved with with R&D and the development of a new range of tracteurs, it made more sense to re brand a existing range of quality tracteurs for the French domestic market. They approached the Austrian manufacturer Styer for 2 wheel drive tractors from 1965 with tractor models Energic 520 to 580 (Steyr 180/188/280/288 models – just rebadged Energic)

Brakes. Independent on each wheel, could be dual operated using a connector on the pedals.

Steyr equivalents (188).

After the initial new Energic model line up of the 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 and 580 tracteurs was introduced in May 1965, 2 models from this 6 model line up where dropped to streamline the range after a poor start to selling to this different and very competitive market. The line up was then 530, 540 (just narrow/vigneron model), 560 and the huge 580 tracteurs. Sales remained poor and the trading partnership between Energic and Steyr stopped. At this point the Energic range reverted back to smaller tracteurs. The line up included the 511 petrol, the 512 diesel, the 4 RM diesel range, the new second series 519 (with Ramus or MGF hydraulic rear lifts) and the smaller 521 vigneron 2 cylinder tracteur both diesels. These tracteurs where Energic own and represented there last efforts to stay in the small to mid range tracteur market. as the competition increased from very large tracteur brands in there home market.